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Custom windows and doors in Delray Beach run two very different tracks. East of the Intracoastal, you’re dealing with salt air, hurricane code, and condos that sit sealed half the year. West of I-95, you’re looking at 1950s CBS homes with original jalousies and steel lintels that have been rusting quietly since Eisenhower was in office. Either way, the work has to satisfy Palm Beach County’s High-Velocity Hurricane Zone requirements, and in the historic districts, the Historic Preservation Board gets a say too. We’ve been doing this long enough to know what Delray Beach inspectors look for and what the HPB will reject. Call (561) 940-2917 for a straight answer.
Why TruePane Windows & Doors Is Delray Beach’s Preferred Custom Windows & Doors Company
Founded by second-generation glazier Dale Kessler in 2008, we approach window and door work the way a craftsman should: measure twice, quote the manufacturer lines side by side on paper, and register both warranty layers before the truck leaves your driveway. That last part matters more than most homeowners realize. A window is only as good as the paperwork behind it, and we put the durations in writing. No verbal promises, no fine print that covers neither.
Our Custom Windows & Doors team includes background-checked, uniformed technicians who work in your home the way they’d work in their own mother’s. We hire local, train apprentices into journeymen, and plan to be answering the phone in Delray Beach thirty years from now. A live person answers every call, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Not a voicemail tree. Not a callback form. A person.
We stand behind the work with the Done Right Promise. If it’s not done right, we make it right. No arguing, no paperwork fights. That’s the Keystone Standard, and it’s been our baseline since day one.
Our Custom Windows & Doors Services in Delray Beach
Custom Shape Windows
Delray Beach homes do not come in standard rectangles, especially in the older neighborhoods west of Federal Highway. Arched transoms over entry doors, trapezoid glass beside staircases, circular portholes in mid-century designs. Most of these openings were framed for single-pane glass that no longer meets code, and retrofitting impact-rated glass into an odd-shaped jalousie opening is not a drop-in job. We template every opening, order the unit to a sixteenth of an inch, and set it with full flashing so water never finds the jamb.
Architectural Grilles & SDLs
Simulated divided lites are the quiet workhorse of historic district compliance. In Del-Ida Park and Nassau Park, the HPB wants to see window profiles that match the original 1940s-1960s character of the home, while the county demands impact-rated glazing. The answer is usually an SDL system: a full impact-rated sash with exterior grilles that replicate the original muntin pattern. We source from manufacturers including CWS and ES Windows, so you get the visual match and the hurricane rating in one unit, not a compromise.
Commercial Storefront Glazing
Atlantic Avenue’s retail frontage has been rebuilding for two decades, and the storefronts are mostly large-lite aluminum systems that take a beating from coastal weather. Salt air pits the finish, gaskets dry out, and tenants complain about water intrusion during summer downpours. We replace and upgrade commercial storefront glazing to impact-rated units that meet the same windborne debris standard as residential work, keeping the storefront proportions intact while bringing the building into current code.
Curtain Wall Systems
The condo buildings along A1A and the mixed-use projects near Atlantic Avenue rely on curtain wall systems that handle huge spans of glass. When a lite fails or a pressure plate lets water through, the fix requires more than a replacement panel. It requires an installer who understands structural silicone, thermal movement, and the uplift forces the county’s wind zone imposes on tall glazing. We handle curtain wall service and replacement with the same up-front, written pricing we bring to a single front door.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Delray Beach
We are an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines, including, PGT, and CGI. For custom and spec work across Delray Beach, we regularly quote ECO Window Systems alongside CWS and ES Windows, side by side on paper so you can see exactly what each line delivers. We know which manufacturers maintain South Florida production runs, which ones stock hurricane-rated hardware locally, and which lead times actually hold during fall, when half the city schedules replacements at once.
Common Custom Windows & Doors Problems We See in Delray Beach Homes
- Fogged IGUs in snowbird condos along A1A. Units sit sealed from May to October with the AC running just enough to keep mold out. The argon leaks out of a failed seal, humidity creeps into the interlayer, and the owner discovers a fogged pane the week after Thanksgiving. We see this surge every November and December without fail.
- Corroded steel lintels above jalousie openings. The 1940s-1960s CBS homes in east and central Delray Beach were built with steel lintels spanning every window rough opening. Sixty years of humidity and salt intrusion has rusted many of them paper-thin. When a heavy modern impact unit goes in, that weakened lintel can sag and crack the plaster above the window.
- Oxidized aluminum frames on beachside properties. Salt air east of the Intracoastal pits aluminum finishes, eventually turning them into pinhole sieves. Water follows the pinholes into the sash, then the jamb, then the framing. By the time paint is bubbling on the interior, the damage is already structural.
- Deadlocks and hardware seized by salt season. In the same way fogged glass goes unnoticed in empty condos, door hardware corrodes all summer and freezes. Owners come back in November to a deadbolt that won’t turn and a sliding door that fights the track. This is usually a replacement hardware job, not a full door replacement.
Pricing for Custom Windows & Doors in Delray Beach, FL
Here’s what we tell Delray Beach homeowners before we ever schedule a consultation. A standard custom-shaped impact window, templated and installed, typically runs $900 to $2,400 per opening depending on size and frame material. Architectural grilles and SDL systems add $250 to $600 per window over a plain impact unit. Commercial storefront glazing on Atlantic Avenue runs $65 to $140 per square foot for impact-rated replacement, and curtain wall service work is quoted per project because every system is different. A full historic-district window replacement in Del-Ida Park or Nassau Park, with HPB-compliant profiles and county impact certification, commonly lands between $28,000 and $55,000 for a 1,500-square-foot home. That range includes the structural work many of these older CBS homes need, which we’ll explain below.
What moves the number is usually what’s behind the wall, not the window itself. We inspect first, put allowances in writing, and any surprise gets priced and approved in writing before we touch it. Call (561) 940-2917 to schedule your free estimate.
The Hidden Structural Repairs Delray Beach’s Older Homes Force into Every Window Quote
This is the part of the estimate that catches people off guard. You want new windows. Fair enough. But a 1955 CBS home in Delray Beach has been living with its original openings for seventy years, and those openings were built for single-pane jalousies that weigh half what a modern impact unit weighs. The steel lintels span that opening because concrete block cannot carry a load over a void, and steel rusts. When we quote a replacement, we inspect every lintel, every jamb, every piece of original flashing. If a lintel is compromised, the quote includes custom steel reinforcement plus the masonry work to set it. If the old waterproofing has failed, the quote includes new flashing tape and sill pans because putting a $2,000 window into a rotted rough opening is how you get a warranty claim denied by the manufacturer in year three.
The permit process reinforces this. Once walls are open in Delray Beach, the inspector looks at what’s exposed. Old wiring too close to the rough opening? It needs attention. Undersized framing? It needs to come up to current code for the new load. None of this is a surprise to us, because we’ve opened enough Delray Beach walls to know exactly what’s back there. That’s the Information-Gain difference on this page: we price the dual compliance reality of Delray Beach up front, so your remodel quote doesn’t blow up after demolition.
The Delray Beach Historic District Puzzle: HPB Meets Hurricane Code
Nowhere in south Palm Beach County does window replacement carry the same paperwork burden as in Delray Beach’s three designated historic districts: Del-Ida Park, Nassau Park, and the Marina District. If your home sits in one of these districts, any window or door replacement has to clear two separate reviews. The city’s Historic Preservation Board examines the proposed units for profile, material, and style compatibility with the original architecture. Palm Beach County’s High-Velocity Hurricane Zone code requires impact-rated glazing, heavy-gauge frames, and fastening schedules engineered for windborne debris. The dual sign-off forces contractors to source impact-rated units that replicate the original 1940s-1960s look, a compliance burden largely absent across the line in Boynton Beach or Boca Raton.
Our crew recently worked on a 1950s CBS home in Del-Ida Park with original jalousie windows, and it’s a good example of how this actually goes. The lintels over the masonry openings had rusted far enough that we had to set custom steel reinforcement before we could install custom-sized impact-rated double-hungs with low-E glass and argon fill. After flashing tape and new jambs, the owner passed HPB review and cut their cooling bill noticeably, even during salt-season humidity. The takeaway is not that every historic home needs structural work. Some don’t. But enough do that we inspect before we quote, and we write the allowance into the contract so the number you sign is the number you pay unless something changes that we show you in writing first.
We Also Serve Cities Near Delray Beach
Our Delray Beach crews also work regularly in Boynton Beach, Boca Raton, Deerfield Beach, and Greenacres. Same live-answer phone, same written warranty registration, same standard for showing up when we said we would. If your project is just across the city line, we can usually quote it the same week.
Serving Delray Beach, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Delray Beach area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Custom Windows & Doors in Delray Beach
Yes. Del-Ida Park is one of Delray Beach’s three designated historic districts, and any window or door replacement there requires HPB sign-off before the county will issue a permit. The HPB reviews the proposed units for profile, material, and style compatibility with the original architecture, so you cannot simply order a stock impact window and submit the spec sheet. You need a contractor who knows what the board has approved in the past and can source units that match the original character while meeting the county’s High-Velocity Hurricane Zone requirements. We handle the dual submission for you and we’ve done enough Del-Ida Park homes to anticipate what the board asks for. Call (561) 940-2917 to talk it through.
The glass fogged because the insulated glass unit’s seal failed while the unit sat sealed from May to October, which is the single most common service call we run along the A1A corridor. Argon or krypton fill escapes through the failed seal, humid air enters the interlayer, and condensation forms between the panes once the temperature shifts. In an occupied home, you notice it in weeks. In a snowbird condo with the thermostat set to 78 and nobody inside, the unit can sit failed for four months before anyone sees it. Once the seal has failed, the IGU needs replacement; no repair restores the gas fill. Call (561) 940-2917 for a re-glazing quote; estimates are free.
Maybe, and that’s exactly why we inspect before we quote. Many Delray Beach CBS homes from the 1940s through 1960s have original steel lintels above the masonry window openings that have been rusting for decades. A modern impact unit weighs substantially more than the original single-pane jalousie or awning window, and installing it over a corroded lintel risks sagging, cracking plaster, and a failed inspection. We check every opening during the estimate, write any structural reinforcement into the contract as a line item, and start nothing until you have approved the number in writing. Some homes need no structural work at all.
Yes, custom-shaped impact windows are allowed in the Marina District, but they are not an off-the-shelf product. The unit must meet the county’s windborne debris testing standards and the Historic Preservation Board’s compatibility standards at the same time, which means a templated, manufactured-to-order window with an impact-rated laminate and a frame profile that matches the building’s original design. Arched tops, round portholes, and trapezoid glass are all workable. What you can’t do is take a stock square window and frame it out into a shape that changes the opening’s proportion; the HPB will reject it. We template every opening and order the unit to spec.
Yes, we can match the existing storefront glazing and upgrade it to impact-rated glass, and we do this regularly along Atlantic Avenue. The key is matching the sightlines: the frame depth, the glass setback, the mullion spacing. An impact-rated storefront system is thicker and heavier than the original curtain wall glazing from ten or fifteen years ago, so the work sometimes involves retrofitting the framing to accept the heavier glass while keeping the storefront looking the way it looked. We quote the glass, the frame modification, and the permitting as one line-item package, in writing, before any work begins. Call (561) 940-2917 to schedule a storefront assessment.
Call TruePane Windows & Doors for Custom Windows & Doors in Delray Beach
If you’re in Delray Beach and the windows fog, the doors bind, or the HPB letter is sitting on your kitchen counter, call us. We’ll inspect the openings, quote the manufacturer lines side by side on paper, and register both warranty layers before the truck leaves your driveway. The Done Right Promise covers the workmanship, and if a lintel needs reinforcement or a jamb needs rebuilding, you’ll see it in the written estimate before we start. No surprises after the walls are open. Call (561) 940-2917 for your free estimate.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Delray Beach with custom window and door craftsmanship backed by The Keystone Standard.
Six Reasons Homeowners Choose TruePane Windows & Doors
Impact systems engineered to design pressures up to +/-100, matched to your wind zone - your openings hold when the storm arrives.
Low-E insulated impact glass from our manufacturer lines commonly cuts monthly cooling bills 20-30%.
Laminated impact glass shuts out up to 40% of outside noise - traffic, neighbors, weather.
Monitoring services run $30-90 a month. Laminated impact glass resists forced entry around the clock, with no subscription.
Florida homeowners average around 25% savings on the windstorm portion of their policy after protecting every opening - some homes qualify for more.
A full impact package upgrades curb appeal, buyer confidence and appraised value in one project.